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1954 Map of Mallory Swamp NE

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Mallory Swamp NE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Mallory Swamp and its surrounding wetlands dominate this 1950s landscape in Lafayette County, where the terrain is a complex network of hammocks, bays, and ponds. The industrial past of the region is etched into the earth by the Old Railroad Grade, which snakes through Brushy Hammock and across the Wampee Ponds, marking former corridors for timber extraction.

Evidence of small rural communities is centered near the northern boundary around Picket Lake, where the Picket Lake Sch and Maynard Cem provided essential services for local residents. The Crapps Lookout Tower stands as a primary landmark in the center of the quadrangle, overlooking a largely uninhabited expanse that includes Crane Bay and numerous named water bodies like Adams Lake and James Lake.